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Grammar : Noun
Spell : lahy-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪ ɪŋ



Definition of lyings

Origin :
  • early 13c., action of lie (v.2) "to recline." Lying-in "being in childbed" is attested from mid-15c.
  • As in libel : noun purposeful lie about someone, often malicious
  • As in mendacity : noun insincerity
  • As in phoniness : noun insincerity
  • As in tergiversation : noun equivocation
  • As in traducement : noun libel
  • As in vilification : noun libel
  • As in deception : noun misleading; being dishonest
  • As in equivocation : noun avoidance of an issue
Example sentences :
  • He has developed a moral nature, made laws, and by the sheer force of his will and reason curbed his lyings and his lusts.
  • Extract from : « The Kempton-Wace Letters » by Jack London
  • One lays the book down sick at heart—sick for life with all its “lyings and its lusts.”
  • Extract from : « Revolution and Other Essays » by Jack London
  • There were also envyings, lyings, strifes and divisions, which caused much trouble and sorrow.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt » by Parley Parker Pratt

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